Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn, Landscape with Cottage and a Large Tree, 1641

Adriaen Van Ostade, Le Coup de Couteau (The Blow of the Knife), 1653

SUArt Galleries

January 24 – March 20, 2016

While the public may be familiar with paintings by seventeenth century Dutch masters, their drawings and prints are far less known despite the many outstanding examples of such work that survive. In fact, some of the most memorable and impressive art created during this period was made with ink and paper, as opposed to oil paint on canvas or panel. This exhibition was organized by Wayne Franits, Professor of Art History, in conjunction with the seminar Graduate Research Methods and Scholarly Writing. Graduate students studied each artist and the significance of their individual works in contributing to an understanding of the purpose, function, and broader context of art making in the Netherlands during the seventeenth century.